Hospice Services

Licensed Nursing Assistants to provide bathing, dressing, and other personal care for patients

Medications, medical equipment, and supplies that are related to the life-limiting diagnosis are delivered to the patient’s doorstep.

Spiritual and emotional support from chaplains and social workers

Volunteers can provide companionship and additional assistance with errands and other activities such as cleaning dishes, getting groceries, reading to the patient, or simply holding their hand. They can also serve to give the primary caregiver some respite.

Who is Eligible?

Deciding when an individual is ready for Hospice Care services is an important choice.

General guidelines are:

When an individual has been diagnosed with a terminal illness and given a prognosis of six (6) months or less

When curative measures are no longer effective, or the individual elects to discontinue curative treatments

Some people have diseases that can be managed or slowed, but not cured. These conditions can include:

Heart Disease (CHF, Cardiomyopathy)

Lung Disease (COPD, Emphysema, etc.)

Kidney Disease (Renal Failure)

Liver Disease (Hepatitis, Cirrhosis)

Cancer

Alzheimer’s Disease or Dementia

Strokes

Parkinson’s Disease or Lou Gehrig’s Disease

AIDS

Certain Birth Defects

As these diseases progress, it becomes harder to prolong life and preserve quality-of-life. When aggressive measures are more likely to prolong suffering than restore health, it may be time to consider hospice care. Hospice focuses on making the end-of-life period a comfortable and meaningful time.

Where are services provided?

In-home

In a nursing home

In an assisted living facility

Are Hospice Services Covered by Insurance?

Medicare, AHCCCS, (Medicaid) and most private insurance companies cover hospice services. Uninsured patients who are eligible for hospice are not denied services for inability to pay. Hospice of Yuma receives funds through community donations and fundraisers to help cover these costs.

Hospice of Yuma complies with applicable federal civil right laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. Hospice of Yuma makes every reasonable effort to provide language services to people with limited English proficiency and individuals with disabilities that impair effective communication. Types of language services include, but are not limited to, qualified interpreters, information written in other languages, sign language assistance, and assistive devices when needed. FOR MORE INFORMATION - please contact us at 928-343-2222.